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JNB Johannesburg ⇄ ADD Addis Ababa

O.R. Tambo International Airport (South Africa) and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (Ethiopia): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance4,068 km2,528 mi2,197 nautical miles
JNB → ADD5 h 40 minestimated block time
ADD → JNB5 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change+1 hAddis Ababa vs Johannesburg, today
Great-circle route from Johannesburg (JNB) to Addis Ababa (ADD)JNBJohannesburgADDAddis Ababa
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

JNB → ADD

5 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 18° (NNE).

Leave Johannesburg Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Addis Ababa Sat 7 Nov, 16:40 local.

ADD → JNB

5 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 196° (SSW).

Leave Addis Ababa Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Johannesburg Sat 7 Nov, 14:40 local.

The two directions differ by 4 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance4,068 km · 2,528 mi · 2,197 nmi
Initial heading18° (NNE) from JNB; 196° (SSW) from ADD
Farthest from the equator26.1°S
Crossesthe equator
Share of the longest possible trip20% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JNBAfrica/Johannesburg — UTC+2 now; UTC+2 all year (no daylight saving time)
ADDAfrica/Addis_Ababa — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceAddis Ababa is 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg today.

Jet lag, flying JNB → ADD. Your body clock has to move 1 hour earlier, like an eastward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JNB O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, South Africa · longest runway 14,495 ft4,418 m ADD Addis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa, Ethiopia · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m

More routes from JNB and ADD

JNBDUR Johannesburg – Durban 478 km297 mi · 1 h 35 min JNBNBO Johannesburg – Nairobi 2,912 km1,810 mi · 4 h 20 min ISTJNB Istanbul – Johannesburg 7,496 km4,658 mi · 9 h 35 min FRAJNB Frankfurt – Johannesburg 8,690 km5,400 mi · 10 h 50 min JNBSYD Johannesburg – Sydney 11,024 km6,850 mi · 12 h 35 min ATLJNB Atlanta – Johannesburg 13,583 km8,440 mi · 15 h 55 min NBOADD Nairobi – Addis Ababa 1,164 km723 mi · 2 h 20 min ADDDXB Addis Ababa – Dubai 2,519 km1,565 mi · 3 h 50 min LHRADD London – Addis Ababa 5,920 km3,678 mi · 7 h 30 min IADADD Washington – Addis Ababa 11,563 km7,185 mi · 13 h 15 min

Routes of a similar length

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Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).